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Health and Fitness
 
  Grade: 8  
 
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  1. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain an active life: Movement, physical fitness, and nutrition.  
  1.1 Develops motor skills and movement concepts as developmentally appropriate.  
  1.2 Acquires the knowledge and skills to safely participate in a variety of developmentally appropriate physical activities.  
  1.3 Understands the components of health-related fitness and interprets information from feedback, evaluation, and self-assessment in order to improve performance.  
  1.4 Understands the components of skill-related fitness and interprets information from feedback, evaluation, and self-assessment in order to improve performance.  
  1.5 Understands relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to body composition and physical performance.  
 
  2. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a healthy life: Recognizes dimensions of health, recognizes stages of growth and development, reduces health risks, and lives safely.  
  2.1 Understands foundations of health.  
  2.2 Understands stages of growth and development.  
  2.3 Understands the concepts of prevention and control of disease.  
  2.4 Acquires skills to live safely and reduce health risks.  
 
  3. The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.  
  3.1 Understands how family, culture, and environmental factors affect personal health.  
  3.2 Evaluates health and fitness information.  
  3.3 Evaluates the impact of social skills on health.  
  3.4 Understands the impact of emotions on health.
 
  • This component is addressed in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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      3.5 Applies decision-making skills related to the promotion of health.
     
  • This component is addressed in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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      4. The student effectively analyzes personal information to develop individualized health and fitness plans.  
      4.1 Analyzes personal health and fitness information.  
      4.2 Develops and monitors a health and fitness plan.